National Collection of Independents
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التجمع الوطني للأحرار ⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵢ ⵉⵏⵙⵉⵎⴰⵏⵏ National Collection of Independents |
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| Party leader |
Aziz Akhannouch (since October 12, 2016) |
| founding | 1978 |
| Headquarters | Rabat |
| Alignment |
Liberalism , center-right |
| Colours) | Sky blue , white |
| Parliament seats | 37 out of 395 in the Assembly of Representatives |
| International connections | Liberal International (observer) |
| Website | http://www.rni.ma/ |
The National Collection of Independents (RNI) ( Arabic التجمع الوطني للأحرار, DMG at-taǧammu' al-Watani li-l-Ahrar , Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⴳⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵢ ⵉⵏⵙⵉⵎⴰⵏⵏ Agraw Anamur y Insimann , French Rassemblement National des Independants ) is a political party in Morocco , which in 1978 by former Prime Minister Ahmed Osman was founded , the husband of a sister of the then King Hassan II , with the support of the then Interior Minister Driss Basri . The current party leader (general secretary) is Aziz Akhannouch . In the parliamentary elections in 2016 the party gained 37 seats.
history
founding
Founded in 1978, the party has always been under the patronage of party founder Ahmed Osman , and was supported by Driss Basri. It benefited from the previous record length of Osman's reign, which lasted 7 years. As a result, she was part of several anti-socialist and center-right coalitions.
The founding and the name of the party go back to the parliamentary elections in Morocco in 1977 , after which a group of 167 independent MPs was formed, which was subsequently transferred to the new party by Osman and Basri. The party's program was and is characterized by right-wing liberal positions that focus on the political participation and responsibility of all social actors.
Turning point
In 1981, a group of MPs split from the RNI off to in 1982 under the leadership of Abdellah Kadiri the Party of National Democrats to found (PND), but the RNI kept even after its strong presence in the Moroccan parliament. Since it was founded, the RNI has been involved in several coalition governments, including the first socialist “government of change” in 1998.
In the general election held on September 27, 2002 , the National Assembly of Independents won 41 of the 325 seats in the Assembly of Representatives . In 2007, the party founder Osman was overthrown because of dissatisfaction with the party leadership. In the subsequent parliamentary election on September 7, 2007 , the party only achieved 39 of the 325 seats. She joined the new government of Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi , which was formed on October 15, 2007.
Recent past
In the 2011 general election in Morocco , the National Assembly of Independents became the third largest party (52 seats out of 395). Even so, it did not become part of the new government, as the leader of the electoral Justice and Development Party (PJD), Abdelilah Benkirane , preferred a coalition with the Istiqlal ( Party of Independence ) and the Socialist Union of People's Forces (USFP).
In the parliamentary elections in Morocco in 2016 , the party lost 15 seats, whereupon party leader Mezouar resigned. As a result of the difficulties of the electoral winner PJD in forming a new coalition, the RNI was offered participation in the government. The newly appointed General Secretary of the RNI Aziz Akhannouch made the participation of other parties in a "coalition of strength" a condition of participation in a government coalition, in particular the Socialist Union of People's Forces (USFP), which Prime Minister Abdelillah Benkirane rejected. Benkirane was subsequently released from forming a government. On April 5, 2017, the King officially confirmed the government of the new Prime Minister Saadeddine Othmani (PJD) with the participation of the USFP and the RNI. Akhannouch thus made a decisive contribution to the weakening of the moderate Islamist PJD despite its continued electoral success.
List of party leaders
- Ahmed Osman (General Secretary 1970-2007)
- Mustapha Mansouri (General Secretary 2007-2010)
- Salaheddine Mezouar (General Secretary 2010-2016)
- Aziz Akhannouch (General Secretary 2016 to date)
Election results
| Election results for the National Assembly in Parliament (1978 - 2016) | ||
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| year | Share of votes | Seats |
| 1984 | 19.93% |
61/306 |
| 1993 | 12.31% |
41/333 |
| 1997 | 14.15% |
46/325 |
| 2002 | 13.0% |
41/325 |
| 2007 | 9.7% |
39/325 |
| 2011 | 11.3% |
52/395 |
| 2016 | 9.4% |
37/395 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Morocco Islamists woo liberal party into new coalition government . Middle East Online
- ^ Moderate Islamist Party Winning Morocco Election . In: The New York Times , November 26, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ^ Socialists set to win Morocco poll . In: BBC News , September 30, 2002. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ^ Premier government de l'alternance au Maroc . La Liberation
- ^ Moroccans favor conservative party instead of ushering in Islamic party . In: International Herald Tribune , Sep 9, 2007, Associated Press.
- ↑ Le roi nomme un nouveau gouvernement après des tractations difficiles . Jeuneafrique.com, October 15, 2007, AFP (French).
- ↑ Election analysis from November 30, 2011 (PDF) Konrad Adenauer Foundation
- ↑ Bladi.net (on October 10, 2011)
- ↑ JeuneAfrique.com on March 6, 2017
- ↑ The standard from April 6, 2017